Ukraine, Afghan issues to top NATO Summit
31 Aug 2014 11:14 PM GMT
The current situation in Ukraine and the security transition in Afghanistan at the end of the year will dominate the proceedings of the NATO Summit next week, according to White House officials.
US President Barack Obama accompanied by Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will be travelling next week to attend the NATO Summit in Newport, Wales.
Leaders of the NATO countries would respond to Russian actions in Ukraine by providing political and security assistance to Ukraine and by bolstering NATO’s overall reassurance efforts, both in NATO territory and beyond NATO territory, Charles Kupchan, Senior Director for European Affairs, told reporters during a conference call.
‘The second (agenda) is to effectively transition from the ISAF mission in Afghanistan to the resolute support mission in Afghanistan. That essentially means that US troops and their partners will be moving from being in a position of leading the fight in active combat kinetic operations to one that is much more focused on advising and training,’ he said.
‘And then the third overall objective is to advance NATO’s role as a global security hub, building out the partnerships that it has built in Afghanistan, and using new means of training, of institution-building to contribute to security on a very broad basis,’ Kupchan said.
US President Barack Obama accompanied by Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will be travelling next week to attend the NATO Summit in Newport, Wales.
Leaders of the NATO countries would respond to Russian actions in Ukraine by providing political and security assistance to Ukraine and by bolstering NATO’s overall reassurance efforts, both in NATO territory and beyond NATO territory, Charles Kupchan, Senior Director for European Affairs, told reporters during a conference call.
‘The second (agenda) is to effectively transition from the ISAF mission in Afghanistan to the resolute support mission in Afghanistan. That essentially means that US troops and their partners will be moving from being in a position of leading the fight in active combat kinetic operations to one that is much more focused on advising and training,’ he said.
‘And then the third overall objective is to advance NATO’s role as a global security hub, building out the partnerships that it has built in Afghanistan, and using new means of training, of institution-building to contribute to security on a very broad basis,’ Kupchan said.
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